Grave Vera Feodorovna

[Eriksson]

Dear Sirs
Please rate, female portrait of Grave Vera Feodorovna (1828 -?). Oil on canvas, 69h 54 cm

Perfect condition, frame home, a modern frame.

Member of the Imperial Society of Russian watercolors, a participant of the First Ladies of artistic circles.
A pupil of Repin Tenishev rates.

  In his letters to Princess Tenisheva Repin mentions it more often than others: "Received the first number," praises:
(U Grave scene backstage circus. Gymnast looks at the boy accidentally killed the son of: ran in terror and other family members. In the distance arena more jubilant, and suffused with bright light, shining and here, on the contours of the figures.
Done very artistically, all the shapes from nature, spots of light
picturesque - drawing in black sauce). ,
reports that he bought one of her works.

Swedish experts find it difficult to assess because of the Grave has never been sold at international auctions. The fact that the portrait is written in typical Russian Repin school - confirm.

Maybe someone knows about her life and work? The last mention, I found - she had participated in some exhibition in St. Petersburg in 1918. The designer postcards, participated in the illustration sobr.soch. Pushkin.
Date of death unknown. Can emigrated, perhaps - was killed in Russia?

I would be grateful for any information and evaluation!

[Eriksson]

Two days passed, no one answered ... Or about this faith Grave nothing more is known?
Perhaps, if the order price at the portrait of someone can give, that is, from experience? By analogy with other artists of the same series?

[uriart]

Eriksson, you know, portrait genre in general is a hard sell, except for a very famous masters.
Your work deserves respect and shows that the work of a professional.
Surcharges should be imposed assessments and sales-is difficult to say anything. For fans of this genre go.

[Георгий]

Hello dear Eriksson. I have the same problem as you. Unfortunately I also can not figure out with my picture. I have also a portrait of a woman. watercolor. advance shall be grateful if you would answer me.


                                                                                        Yours George

[наследник]

Eriksson, and that with the nose in the portrait?
George, a charming thing. Tell sizes, if there are any inscriptions on the back?

[Art-ort]

This Grave clearly deserves attention ... a decent level.

[наследник]

Art-ort, but the second something - cutie! But first, as a prosecutor with the Almighty as a deliverer of justice

[раскатов]

Сообщение от Eriksson

.. Or about this faith Grave nothing more is known?

Very little ...
Artist Vera Feodorovna Grave not only skillfully painted portraits, but amused landscapes. For example her paintings - "The Forgotten House", Oil on canvas. 23 x 16. Exhibited in Ostrogozh History and Art Museum named IN Kramskoy and was stolen during the Great Patriotic War.

[Eriksson]

heir, a normal nose, quite oriental. Or south-east
Actually it is strange that the work of the Faith Grave occur so rarely. It was quite in demand - and a commemorative edition of Pushkin's decorated in a solid company, and postcards depicting. I'm on some secondhand forum saw a few, a series called something like "People Valais. By the way, Repin for myself it bought some work, for 15 rubles.

[Eriksson]

George, your work, I saw on one site. Another glad that my girl now is not alone.